What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

Often the first flowers are male only . Female flowers have a small squash at the base of the flower .

 

[lazy gardener]

Karen, I'm guessing that you are not getting female blossom set yet. what have your temps been? first bloom is typically male, and weather patterns can cause that to persist. female blossoms will be evident b/c you will see the immature fruit at the base of the bud, while male blossoms will have a longer skinny stem without any fruit at the base. Give them a dose of epsom salt. that will help the over all health of the plants. About a Tsp dissolved in H2O per plant.

 

[Rooster one]

I have just picked my first yellow squash of the season. Got to get back out there and do a little weeding.

 

[Mountainbeauty]

need to work on mine today and fertilize my huckleberries

 

[chickadoodles]

Can someone tell me what is wrong with my squash? Please
It's rained for weeks with very little sunshine.

 

[Mountainbeauty]

Nitrogen deficient. Get some Miracle Grow they will perk up. Or go to your local feed or hardware store and some kind of additive that is high in Nitrogen Bat Guano is high in Nitrogen but be careful how much you use you can over do it with Bat. no more that a Table spoon per plant mixed into the top fist inch around the plant or mix the bat into your water like a tea.

 

[jerryse]

Check the stems near the ground . You may have squash borers . Frass will be coming from the stem if you have borers . Frass = boring debris and poo .

 

[chickadoodles]

Check the stems near the ground . You may have squash borers . Frass will be coming from the stem if you have borers . Frass = boring debris and poo .

Thank you Jerry. I'll check.

Thank you mountain beauty

 

[Mountainbeauty]

You may have some other kind of invasive bugs check under the leaves for mites and or Aphids.

 

[dan26552]

My Jimmy Nardello's Italian sweet pepper.